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Martin Schechter
Martin Schechter
Professor OBC, MD, PhD, FRCPC, FRSC, FCAHS
Chief Scientific Officer, Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
Co-Director, Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health
Tier I Canada Research Chair, HIV/AIDS and Urban Population Health
604–822–9979
martin.schechter@ubc.ca
295 – 2206 East Mall Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3
About
Martin Schechter is Professor in and was the Founding Director of the School of Population and Public Health at the UBC.
He was trained in mathematics (PhD), medicine (MD) and epidemiology (MSc), and combines interests in clinical epidemiology/clinical trials and with HIV and addiction research. Dr. Schechter now serves as Chief Scientific Officer of the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research and as Co-Director of the UBC Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health.
One of only two Canadians awarded the National Health Scientist Award in AIDS by Health and Welfare Canada (1986).
Member of the Order of British Columbia (1994)
Tier I Canada Research Chair in HIV/AIDS and Urban Population Health (2001)
Science Council of British Columbia Gold Medal (2002)
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (2004)
Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (2005)
Member of the Order of Canada (2022)
$102 million in grants as PI including a $7.275m CIHR Foundation Grant (2016)
Science Council of British Columbia Gold Medal
U.S. Norman E. Zinberg Award for Achievement in Medicine
George Elliot Award for Lifetime Contributions to Public Health in BC
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, UBC Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health, Royal Society of Canada, Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
Publications (390+ peer-reviewed publications)
Below are articles related to his research.
- Young Indigenous people who use drugs in BC 13 times more likely to die than young Canadians
- SPPH Faculty awarded six CIHR Project Grants, one Bridge Award
SPPH 502 – Epidemiological Methods I